Life-preserver.



No. 822,882. PATBNTBD JUNE 5, 1906.

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' LIFE PRBSERVBR.

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SAUL CITRON. ()1? NEW YORK, N. Y ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO SATURN B. BAUMSEE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1906.

10 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that-I SAUL CITRQN, a subject of the Emperor i Austria-Hun ar'y, residing at 66 East One Hundred and ieventh street, New'Yor-k cit borou of Manhatew Yor and State of New York, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Life-Preservers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a life-preserver which can be instantaneously put mto condition for use and which is simplel, practicable, and eflicient.

ment, preferably one o usual form, as a coat or jacket, such life-preserver being confined in a portion of the garment so as not to be normally observable.

Further, I provide special means whereby the life-preserver may be automatically inflated upon the simple manipulation of a part of a container thereof, said means consist of small capaciti adaptedto e carried in the inside pocket 0 the garment and conta' compressed air or other gaseous or fluid body adapted to inflate the life-preserver when the contents of the container are relieved from of the life-preserver an Fig. 3 is a detail view showing a part of t e rment in section and the life-preserver in si e; elevation. r In the dra A represents the garment,

which may boo any usual form, in the example shown an ordinary coat, and it will be erstood that various sizes and styles of garments maybe emplo ed accordmg to the size and tastes of the 111 'vidual wearer. B is the outer cloth of the garment, C the lining thereof, and D D the usual inside' pockets. g

In the back of the arment between the outer cloth and the lming are secured the loops 4 '4, of which there may be as many as desired, and beneath these and on a level with the waist-line of the garment and sultably attached to the lining or other part of t contemplates the employment or use of a life-preserver in con'unction with a garthe garment are other loops 5 5, adapted to hold and supports. belt 6.-

.7 designates a collapsible or inflatable bag or mom or adapted to extend around the greater portion of the arment and preferabl located below the evel of the armholes 8, ut above thewaist-line of the arment. It is made gas andwater tight an is constructed, of any suitable material, such as oiled silk. The member 7 is supported and held in place, referably between the outer cloth and the ming of the garment, by the loo 5 4.

onnected with either end of the be or member 7 is a flexible tube oripipe 9. These tubes are preferabiy so located with reference ,to the inside pockets of the coat that the may'enter' the pockets through the back we s thereof, as shown in Fig. 3. On the end of one of these tubes is an ontwardl opening air-"valve of well-known form, (indicated at 10.) The other tube 9 is provided with s).n inwardly-opening'valve, (rndicated at H.

12 designates a container adapted to hold a gaseous fluid under pressnre,such as air, or to hold any other inflating agent. It is provided with an ordinary valve or shut-ofl (indicated at 13) and connects with the bag or member 7 through a i e connection 14, valve 11, and tube 9. e container 12 is ada ted to rest in one of the inside pockets, pre erably in an invertedposition, together with a' ortion ofone of the tubes 9, whlle the other abs 9 rests in the opposite pocket.

The container may be made 0 any material which will enable it to hold the inflat' agent safely under pressure, and for this purpose sheet-steel or aluminium are suitable.

It will be noted that the arts thus described are light adding very ittle weight to the garment, and are so positioned in the arment as to occupy but small space. urthe: t .e parts are ractically hidden from view, and therefore t e garment to all intents and purposes looks like an ordinary one. The

increased cost of the added parts is very sli ht.

om the foregoing description the operation of the invention will be ear; but it may be briefly described as follows: Assuming that the garment is on the wearer and the device is in its normal position, as shown inFigs.

1 and 3, with'the container 12 charged with compressed air or other inflating agent and havmg its outlet 14 open, all that is necessary in order to inflate the bag or member 7 is to simply open the valve 11, the container being withdrawn from thepocket, if desired, thereb giving the inflating agent free access to said bag throu h tube 9. When the bag is suitabl inflat the valve 11 ma then be closed. store or after inflation t e belt 6 may be drawn around the waist, thereb confining the bag above the waist. The inflating a ent being under pressure, the operation of in atin the preserver is almost instantaneous, an for this reason particularly my invention has a great advantage over the lifepreservers now in use. When it is desired to empty or collapse the bag or member 7, this may be accomplished quickly by opening the valve 10, thereb allowing the inflating agent to escape. Should the contents of the container 12 become exhausted, it may be disconnected from the tube 9 just above the valve 11 and the bag inflated by the wearer blowing air therein through the valve 11 or by means of a small hand-pump or other suitable device.

, It will be obvious that many changes may be made in the structure as described without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages, and I reserve the right to make any and all of such changes.

ceases Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by LettersPatout is- 1 In an article of the class described, a garment adapted for ordinarty) wear such as a coat or vest, a lining for the ack. thereof, an

inflatable member detachably supported in the back of the garment, andextending continuously around 'the garment, above the waist-line thereof and confi ed between the outer cloth of the lining, loops for detachably supporting said inflatable member, a chamberxconcealed within the garment and containing a normally gaseous agent under pressure, and means for introducing such gaseous agent into the inflatable member.

2.,In an article of the class described, a

SAUL CITRON. Witnesses:

H. I. BERNHARD, V. E. NICHOLS. 

